Jean Sirven documents concerning the steel industry, 1728

Contributor:

Le Peletier Des Forts, Michel-Robert, 1675-1740 (addressee)

Name:

Sirven, Jean

Timespan:

18th century; Early works to 1800; Louis XV, 1715-1774; 1700-1799

Date:

1728

Description:

4 related documents tied together with ribbon: the first is a letter written after November 1728 to the contrôleur général des finances (position held by Michel-Robert Le Peletier Des Forts, 1726-1730), signed by Jean Sirven, in which he reviews the history of his privilege to manufacture steel, originally granted by Louis XV in 1716, and introduces the attached documents. Attached are a report by Pierre Joseph Doucet, representative of the intendant of the department of Vienne, on a visit in November 1728 to Sirven's operation; a copy of a record of a payment made by Le Peletier des Forts to Sirven in March 1728, with a signature by Sirven attesting to the accuracy of the copy; and a copy of an order for a payment to be made to Sirven in January 1728, with a signature by Sirven attesting to the accuracy of the copy.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Hans Peter Kraus, as part of ms. 836.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), as part of Ms. 11.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.; Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner.; Stanitz, John D., former owner.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs180_item6.html

Subject:

Technology -- Early works to 1800; Technology; Steel industry and trade -- France -- History -- 18th century; Steel industry and trade; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, European; Early works; History; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (5 leaves)

Geographic Subject:

France -- History -- Louis XV, 1715-1774; France

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.; In French.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, LJS 180

Collection:

Industrial History Letters and Documents; Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)